Author: Bill Miller

Known as “Mr. Ocean Liner,” Miller is a leading American maritime historian and author, with 125+ books and 1,000 articles on ocean liners and cruise ships. He created the passenger ship database for the Ellis Island Museum and taught “The Ocean Liner” at the New School in Manhattan. Miller has lectured aboard 75+ cruise ships, and appeared in many documentaries.

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Australia, Guglielmo Marconi, and the Long Route to Sydney

Farewell to Italy A fellow passenger has lived in Australia for over 60 years but was born in Italy. Over lunch,…
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From Liverpool’s Docks to a Missed Andrea Doria Sailing

Long Ago Voyages Eleanor C. has taken over 50 cruises including several world cruises. While onboard the Queen Mary 2 and…
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From African Star to the University of the Seven Seas

South Africa Ted Ellingham told me that, in 1960-61, his family temporarily moved to South Africa. His father was engineer for an…
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Statendam, France & Empress Liners in Shadowed Endings

Lives of the Liners: STATENDAM The great Holland-America Line opted to be rather traditionalist – they created a three-funnel Atlantic…
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The MILLERGRAM – Spring 2026 Edition

In this spring issue of The Millergram, there is a look at Cunard and Operation Sail 2026 in New York…
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Doric, Empress Liners, Queen Mary & Hikawa Maru Across Global Ports

Bermuda Memories “My very first cruise was my honeymoon – and 50 years ago,” remembered Eleanor. “We sailed on the Doric…
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New Books & Ocean Liner Scenes & Notes, from Inaugurals to Wrecks

Printing Presses With our next book (On All the Seven Seas) having its debut this winter, the mail includes the…
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From Copenhagen to Bombay to Alang Ocean Liners

Italian Memory “My father was an engineer working at Port Tewfik in Egypt. One morning [Dec. 1994], the Italian liner Achille…
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The MILLERGRAM – Dispatch from the Queen Mary 2

At sea and bound for Los Angeles … and a meeting, another rendezvous, with the Queen Mary on Monday morning. The MILLERGRAM…
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On Cunard: Postcards from Sea, Then & Now

Style A guest from New York City noted: “I prefer Cunard for lots of reasons but mostly because it is still…